2 men shot on West Side

Two men were wounded when they were shot on a street in the West Humboldt Park neighborhood on the West Side late Friday.
The two were on the 1100 block of North Kedvale Avenue about 11:35 p.m. Friday when they were shot by an unknown gunman or gunmen.
A 34-year-old man was shot in the arm and taken to Stroger Hospital of Cook County, while a man in his 40s was shot in the face and taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital.
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2 shot- guess where- Humbolt Park

11:50 p.m. Saturday, two more people were shot while walking on a sidewalk in the 4400 block of West Walton Street in the West Humboldt Park  neighborhood on the West Side, police said. A 14-year-old boy suffered a wound to his left ankle and a 30-year-old man was shot in his left thigh. Both victims were taken in good condition to Stroger, Jr. Hospital.
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Police wound 13-year-old holding BB gun

Chicago police shot and wounded a 13-year-old boy who one official said was holding a BB gun, the second police-involved shooting of the night.

No officers were injured in the shooting at roughly 11 p.m. in the 1000 block of North Kedvale Avenue in the West Humboldt Park neighborhood on the West Side, authorities said. They said in a statement that officers responding to a call of "shots fired" approached the boy in the 4200 block of West Cortez Street to interview him because his description matched that of the gunman.

The boy, pistol in hand, ran from the officers and refused several orders to drop the weapon, said Patrick Camden, a spokesman for the Chicago Fraternal Order of Police
At least one of the officers opened fire, striking the boy when he pointed the gun toward officers, according to police and Camden.

The boy was taken to Stroger Hospital in serious to critical condition but his wounds weren't thought to be life-threatening, a Fire Department spokesman said. Police said a weapon was recovered.

Camden said the officers handled the shooting correctly, saying that everyone should immediately recognize an officer's order to drop their handgun. He added that BB guns and other replicas are often indistinguishable from real firearms, even to trained police officers.

"Drop your guns, put your hands up, that's it. It's not complicated," Camden said. "They insist on holding on to the gun and officer's not going to wait to see if you're going to shoot or not. If he's in fear of his life and has to defend himself, that's what he's going to do."
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His parents identified the boy as Jimmell Cannon. They said he is a "straight A, B student" about to enter 7th grade at Piccolo Specialty School and who was out last night to celebrate a cousin's birthday in a park area near the school.

Andrea McClay, who said she was among the group celebrating and saw the shooting, told WGN-TV that Jimmell "did not have a weapon in his hand of any sort. . .He didn't have anything in his hand."

She said his hands were in the air when he was shot eight times -- twice in the hand, twice in the shoulder and four times in the leg.

She called Jimmell "a 13-year-old innocent child just having fun in the park."

But the boy's mother, Kenyata Cannon, insisted her son didn't have a gun, BB or otherwise. She described him as "happy, playful, joyful kid" who never got into trouble.

Jimmell was with relatives and neighborhood children at a park on the grounds of Piccolo School, where the group celebrated another relative's birthday, according to Cannon.

"We all was just lingering together" at the park, she said.

"I'm speechless. That my son was shot, I'm just surprised," she said. "He's a kid, a happy, playful, joyful kid."

“I want justice to be served for my son’s well being.”

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1 killed, 5 wounded in city-wide violence overnight

A man was killed in a drive-by shooting early this morning, one of several instances of overnight violence that also left five people wounded.
About 1:30 a.m., two men were standing on the sidewalk in the 3600 block of West Chicago Avenue in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on the West Side when a light-colored vehicle drove by and fired shots at the men, according to a release from the Chicago Police Department's News Affairs.
A 28-year-old suffered a gunshot wound to his chest and later died. He was identified as Stanley Washington of the 7500 block of South Peoria Street, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. He was pronounced dead at 1:45 a.m. at Norwegian-American Hospital.
A 23-year-old man was shot in his abdomen and was taken to Mount Sinai in serious condition.
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In other shootings, at 1:52 a.m. in the West Humboldt Park neighborhood, a 52-year-old woman was shot in the neck by a male attacker in the 1100 block of North Keystone Avenue. She was taken in serious condition to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center.
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At 2:20 a.m. in the Little Village neighborhood, a 25-year-old man was wounded in a drive-by in the 2200 block of South Troy Street. A light-colored van drove by and fired shots, striking him in both legs. He was taken in good condition to Mount Sinai Hospital.
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At 2:44 a.m. in the Washington Park neighborhood, a 16-year-old boy was shot in the ankle as he was standing on the street in the 5900 block of South Prairie Avenue. He was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn and listed in good condition.
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At 3:10 a.m. in the Lake View neighborhood, a 24-year-old man was stabbed in the 900 block of West Belmont Avenue, police said. He was walking on the street when two people approached him from behind and began to fight with him. He suffered a stab wound to the back and was taken in good condition to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center.
No one was in custody and area detectives were investigating.
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